Cooking with extra virgin olive oil Olive oil has played a key role in the cooking of Mediterranean cultures since antiquity, laying the foundations for what we refer to today as "the Mediterranean diet". Its use in cooking has four main forms, those of: preservative, cooking medium,...
Standardization of olive oil Olive oil in Greece is one of the most basic and traditional parts of the Greek diet. A logical result is that its demand depends directly on population growth over the years. The eating habits of the consumers have been significantly influenced due...
Polyphenols in Olive Oil: Their beneficial effects in health The cultivation of olives is an ancient practice and coincides with the expansion of the cultures of the Mediterranean. In Greece, the olive tree has been cultivated since the beginning of agriculture and has played an important...
